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>> Sunday, May 20, 2007

Ahah!! Finally! This is the final night of the 14th All Asians Debating Championship. Most teams left Korea the next day, but I stayed back at Long's place to do more sight-seeing in Seoul :)

On this final night, we had our Closing Gala Party, held at the gymnasium in the English Village. Somehow, this party isn't as 'wow' as we hoped it to be...even the other dinners were better *sigh* But the variety of food is still good :)

- Lunch

- Halal dinner

- Non-halal dinner

I hope you enjoyed the posts on Korea. We'll continue to keep this site updated from time to time! Stay tuned!

Ahah! Day 6 was out of the English Village! On this day, we had a free day where we could go for a tour around Seoul city! I had Sam as my tour guide, so we actually covered quite a lot of places together & at quite a bit of interesting food :)

We had breakfast at a place called 'Kim Bap Heaven' in town, on the way to Namdaemun Market. This was what Sam had; it's calledBibimbap. It's rice with loads of veggie in a claypot like dish, served with chilli! It's spicy & the heat adds to the kick of the dish!

This was what I ate, Deng Jang Jigae. I didn't know how to order & what to order since EVERYTHING is written in Korean! Thanks to Sam, I had something to eat... this dish is tofu soup with clams & veggie, served with rice. It's a traditional Korean dish that everyone should have when visiting Korea.

This is the spread for breakfast! Kin chi & all else are served as complimentary :)

After breakfast, we went to Namdaemun Market. This place is like the Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur, but it's at least 8 times bigger! There are loads of clothes, shoes, bags, souvenirs, food, & ginseng!

This is a traditional dish in Korea; it's rice cake cooked with chilli sauce & some veggie., calledDdukbokhee :P

Ginseng are everywhere! Korea is famous for this ;)

At every nook & corner of the street, you'll find this- rice cakes. It's a traditional food, served in an assortment of colours, taste, & toppings. It's quite similar to our 'mochi with ground peanuts', but it's slightly harder & more chewy...like the 'ang ku kuey'.

I was very attracted to the pretty designs of the utensils that they sell in Korea. I wish I could have that in my house! Things aren't tht cheap when converted to the Malaysian Ringgit, so I couldn't afford to spend so much on such things that I don't really need!

This is some fish-shape kuih....haha...i've no idea what it is, but I thought that it looked interesting ;)

There are plenty of fruits sold in Korea, some that I haven't seen nor tasted before.

There are loads of street stalls around the market selling a variety of light food on sticks!

On our way to our next destination, we passed by Myeongdong, a high-class shopping area that is filled with shopping complexes.

This was our next destination, Gyengbokgung Palace. It looks very much like the Palaces in China, & it made me feel as if I was in China! Hahaha...

After visiting the famous palace in Seoul, we moved on to Insadong, a traditional street filled with shops selling souvenirs, traditional items, food, & antiques. Here are some photos on the interesting stuff I came across in Insadong.

We had rounds 6, 7, & 8 this day. It was quite tiring, but the day ended with another social event. The main social event for this day was the Break Night Party at a nearby pub. I didn't stay long in that place as it ws smokey & everyone was drinking. There are photos of the party, but I'm not gonna upload it here as it's quite dark.

Since this site is not only about food, but about our adventures & experiences as the Perutbesi duo, I'll upload pictures of people as well & hope that these pictures will add a special touch to our site :)

Our first 3 rounds of debates were held today. Breakfast & lunch were served in the English Village itself, while dinner was a grand one out of the village! Muahaha...

The main event for this day was the Championship Dinner, held at the KINTEX, an exhibition place like the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur. Yeah, it's only day 3 of our debates, but they had the championship dinner earlier as some were to leave the debates before the grand finals. In the championship dinner was the public speaking competition, which gave a kick to the event :)

Everyone was dressed nicely & it felt as if we were at the Oscar Awards Ceremony! Hahaha... food was well, only one word to describe it: GLORIOUS!

First, the dinner cutlery:

I had this little madness of taking photos of the cutlery. Somehow the neat arrangement & shine appeals to me! :D

Now the food:

This is just one table of food. There were THREE tables nicely spreaded with FOOD! Oh food, glorious food!

Ok, I know this plate is filled to the brim with everything on it. Basically, there're sausages, tempura, dumplings, meat of all sorts, sushi, rice, & veggie! Oh, superbly delicious! I was thinking of heading for second round, but after this full plate of food, & another plate of fruits & dessert, I could hardly move, whatmore eat somemore! :D

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